Ungodly packet loss rates

Jessica Yu jyy at ans.net
Wed Oct 23 14:34:30 UTC 1996


>*BUT* here is my question.  Don't private interconnects essentially
>provide a new apex for the internet?  One that pushes interconnects at the
>major exchange points down a level.  Sprint, MCI, UUNET, and BBN are
>clearly the four largest players by market share.  All of them have
>multiple private interconnects with each other.  perhaps ANS does as well.
>AGIS certainly does not.  So in this sense, the "6" have not really become
>15 but rather have become 4 or maybe 5.

Gordon,

I have no intention to support or counter your argument.  Just trying 
to state the fact:  ANS does have private interconnections with other
providers and is working on to establish more.


						--Jessica





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